The collaboration between the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte finds in this exhibition a profound consonance of intent. The works of Nicola Samorì enter into dialogue with the masterpieces preserved by the two historic institutions, traversing tradition without allowing themselves to be constrained by it. Classical Collapse is a reflection on the fragility and the permanence of form. In its engagement with the classical legacy, Samorì tells a story in which the past and tradition remain a constantly present field, by virtue of their transformative power.In this dual exhibition—whose distinctive originality we are keen to emphasize—Milan and Naples recognize themselves as complementary poles of a shared cultural tradition. Within the fluid movement between the Ambrosian galleries and the spaces of Capodimonte, a common geography emerges, where the ancient and the contemporary mirror one another, restoring unity to what history tends to divide. With Classical Collapse, Samorì’s painting invites us to recognize in the crisis of the classical not its end, but its continuous rebirth.It is within this tension that the two institutions converge, sharing both the responsibility and the joy of offering the public a journey that renews, in the present, the uninterrupted dialogue between art and knowledge. Beyond being a powerful collection of paintings and sculptures by one of the leading figures of the European art scene, Classical Collapse is an invitation to look at—and look again at—the classical through multiple perspectives. Through the art of Nicola Samorì, the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte engage in dialogue.